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Campaigners across the country are joining forces to fight the closure of council-run and community nurseries, with a rally in Salford on Saturday (27 October) uniting members of the Save Our Nurseries campaigns in Tower Hamlets, Salford and Nottingham.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Coronavirus: Plea for nurseries and schools to limit places as settings close

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Monday, March 23, 2020

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Early years settings and schools have closed today and are only open for the families of key workers and vulnerable children.

Parents will not lose 30-hour or Tax-Free Childcare eligibility during Covid-19 outbreak

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Parents will not lose their eligibility for 30-hour childcare or Tax-Free childcare during the summer term, if their income has dropped due to the coronavirus, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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Monday, June 1, 2020

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Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also uncertain about when to reopen.

Urgent call for local councils to be given funding to support summer holiday provision

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

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Teachers are calling on the Government to urgently fund Local Authorities (LAs) to co-ordinate Summer holiday schemes for children and young people in their communities.

Coronavirus: MPs call for emergency funding for childcare sector

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Monday, July 6, 2020

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MPs have called on the Government to conduct an urgent review into childcare funding, and commit to emergency funding for the sector, in a report which highlights 'the serious and unprecedented impact' of coronavirus on new parents and children.

Coronavirus: Parents report closer bonds developing with children in lockdown

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

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Parents have reported both benefits and challenges of having young children at home during the lockdown, new research reveals.

Early years services should be kept open and funding flexible in future lockdowns, says children's commissioner

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

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Early years settings, schools and children’s centres should be kept open 'wherever possible' in the event of lockdown due to Covid-19, the children’s commissioner for England has said.

MPs criticise delay in Government response to childcare funding petition

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Thursday, July 30, 2020

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A report calling for an urgent review of childcare funding and how new parents are supported due to the impact of Covid-19 will not be addressed until later this year.

Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas

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Friday, September 25, 2020

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Councils in England are warning that up to one in 10 childcare providers could close this winter, and that as many as one in four are at risk in rural areas.

Coronavirus: Scottish childminders to receive £330,000 in extra funding

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Friday, September 11, 2020

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New financial support for childminders in Scotland ‘falls short’ of offering the level of support needed and is lower than that of other childcare settings, the Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) warns.

Mounting pressure on Government to extend free school meals for October half term

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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MPs will debate funding the provision of free school meals over the school holidays this afternoon (21 October), following mounting pressure from the Labour party in the run-up to October half term.

Conservative MP resigns as Government aide over rejection of free school meals plan

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

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Caroline Ansell has resigned from her government job after voting for a Labour motion to offer free school meals during holidays until Easter 2021.

Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families

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Friday, November 6, 2020

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Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has issued a stark warning about the risks to vulnerable babies during Covid-19.

Over a million children under five living in poverty - report

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

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A third of children aged under five are living in poverty, a new report by the baby bank charity Little Village and Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found.

Budget 2021: Business rates relief extension will include nurseries

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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Nurseries will continue to be exempt from business rates, but there was no new funding earmarked for the early years or schools in the Chancellor’s budget.

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